Stationary water-heating device.



H. SGHMIDTC. STATIONARY WATER HEATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1912. 1,100,399. Patented June 16,1914.

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STATIONARY WATER HEATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1912.

1,100,399. Patented June 16, 1914. I

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STATIONARY WATER-HEATING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Application filed May 17, 1912. Serial No. 697,860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stationary ater-HeatingDevices; and I do hereby declare the following to'be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention has reference, generally, to a novel stationarywater-heating device of'the type in which clothes may be boiled, andknown in the art as stationary wash-tubs; and, the invention relates,more particularly, to a novel stationary waterheating device of thecharacter above stated, and comprising a wash tub provided with achamber in which there is a heat-generating means, and the tub beingalso provided with a water-tap and a waste-water outlet, both said tapand outlet being adapted to be attached to the respective housesupply-pipes, the tap being for the purpose of filling the tub withwater which may be subsequently heated to any desired degree oftemperature, and the outlet being for the purpose of drawing olf thewaste-water after the tub has been used.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a novel and simplyconstructed, as well as a compact arrangement of devices, in the form ofa stationary water-heating device of the type in which clothes may beboiled, and comprising a stationary tub or tubs provided with a heatingunit or units cooperating with the tub or tubsfor heating the waterdirectly in the tub or tubs, so as to avoid carrying of hot water,heated upon a stove, to the tub or tubs, and also to easily and quicklyobtain hot water directly in the stationary tub or tubs, without thenecessity or use of the usual hot water pip ing system and specialhot-water boiler.

The invention has for its further object to provide a stationarywater-heating devicei of the type in which clothes are boiled andl alsowashed, and known in the art as stationary wash-tubs, whereby such tubsare? especially adapted for use in flats or apart-l ments where there islimited space, and such tubs may be advantageously used in that class ofresidences known as cold-water flats or apartments.

Other objects of the present invention not at this time more particularyenumerated.

will be clearly understood from the following detailed description ofthe present invention.

lVith the various objects of the present in vention in View, the saidinvention consists, primarily, in the novel stationary water heatingdevice of the type in which clothes are boiled and washed and known inthe art as stationary wash tubs; and, the invention consists,furthermore, in the novel arrangement and combinations of the severaldevices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of thesame, all of which will be more fully described in detail in thefollowing specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of theclaim which are appended to and which form an essential part of the saidspecification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a front elevation of a set of stationary wash tubsmade according to and embodying the principles of the presentinvention;Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a transversecross-section of the same taken on line 3-3 in said Fig. 1,

looking in the direction of the arrow :12,- and Fig. lis a similartransverse cross-section illustrating a slightly modified constructionof stationary wash tub embodying, however, the principles of the Presentinventions.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference-character 1 indicatesone embodiment of water-heating device of the type in which clothes areboiled and washed, and known in the art as stationary wash tubs andembodying the principles of the present invention, the same comprising aframework providing suitably disposed and related vertical angle pieces2 and connecting horizontal angle pieces3. Connected with the lowerportion of said frame-work is a secondary frame-work comprising thehorizontal angle pieces 4- which extend partially across or beneath thetub-supporting frame-work and which are connected there with by means ofupwardly extending angle-pieces 5. Said tub-supporting framework and thesecondary frame-work connected therewith is suitably supported at eachend upon the side standards or pedestal-members ('3. The walls or bodyof the tub-members are preferably constructed of sheet-metal, and thesame may be treated by galvanizing, lining with porcelain, or otherwise,to prevent the same from corroding or rusting, and to provide aperfectly clean and sanitary tub. The said walls or body of thetub-members comprise a frontwall 7, a rearwall 8, and end-walls 9, allconnected with and supported upon said tub-supporting frame-work bybeing secured thereto by rivets 10, or any other suitable fasteningmeans. In like manner, there is connected with said frame-work asuitable bottomplate 11 which forms the bottom of the tub.

Arranged in the angle formed by? the rear wall 8 and the bottom-plate 11of each tub is a longitudinally extending stiffeningblock 12, the samebeing made of wood, metal, fiber, or any other suitable material.Connected with said rear-wall 8 and said bottom-plate 11 and extendingover and covering said stiffening block, and cont-acting therewith atits lower marginal end, is a secondary rear-wall or back-plate 18. Thesaid secondary rear-wall or back-plate, operating in connection withsaid stiffening block 12, provides a suitable brace or reinforcing meansto the interior of the tubbody, and also permit-s the use of theordinary wash-board within the tub, and braces the tub-constructionagainst the strains consequent upon the use of such wash-boards, bystrengthening the base of the tub where the wash-board finds itspurchase under the pressure of use.

The tub is provided withithe usual outlet or drain 14, by means of whichthe waste water may be run out of the tubs, and also each tub isprovided with one or more service water taps 15, said outlet or drainand the tap or taps being adapted to be connected in the usual manner tothe respective house supply-pipes.

Arranged across the top of the tubs is the usual stationary framepiece16 to which are pivotally connected, by means of suitable hinges 17, thetub-covers or lids 18.

Connected with said secondary framework beneath each tub-member are theinclosing walls of a heat-generating chamber 19, said walls comprising afront wall 20, a rear Wall 21, a bottom-wall 22, and endwalls 23.Connected with the outer end walls 23 of each heat-generating chamber 19are suitable bracket-pieces 24 which support a service-pipe 25 leadingfrom a fuelsupply, such, for example, as gas-supply or generator. Theouter end wall of each heat generating chamber 19 is provided withsuitable openings 26 through which enter into said chamber, suitableburners 27, whereby the heat is generated within said chambers andbeneath the tubs so that the water contained in the latter may be madehot.

In Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings, there is illustrated a slightlymodified eonstruction of stationary wash tub and heat generating means.In this construction, the reference-character 28 indicates a suitableframe-work for supporting the walls or body of the tub-members, the saidbody comprising a front wall 29, a rear wall 30, a bottom wall 31, andend-walls 32. The said supporting frame-work 28 is arranged andsupported upon side-standards or pedestalmembers 88. Said side-standardsor pedestal-members 38 are each provided with a U-shaped receivingflange 84, upon which is supported the ends of a U-shaped bodyportion 85which extends longitudinally beneath each tub-body, and which forms aheat generation chamber 36, in which is arranged suitable burners 37similar to that above described, and which may be connected in asuitable manner with the source of fuel supply.

I claim 1. In a stationary water-heating device in which clothes areadapted to be boiled and washed, a stationary f 'ame comprising verticalangle-pieces and horizontal anglepieces, front, rear and end-wallsmounted between the respective angle-pieces, and a sheet-metal basemounted upon said horizontal angle-pieces, all arranged to provide astationary tub-body of the conventional. type, the said tub-body beingprovided with a waste-water outlet, and a water-tap terminating in saidtub-body, said outlet and said top being adapted to be attached to therespective house supply-pipes, a second set of horizontal angle-piecesconnected with some of said vertical angle-pieces and with saidfirst-mentioned horizontal angle-pieces at points located beneath thesaid. sheetmetal base, sheet-metal front, rear, end and bottom wallsconnected with said second set of horizontal angle-pieces all arrangedto form with the base of said tub-body a heatretaining chamber, and aheatenerating device located directly within said chamber.

2. In a stationary water-heating device in which clothes are adapted tobe boiled and washed, a stationary frame comprising verticalangle-pieces and horizontal anglepieces, front, rear and end-wallsmounted between the respective angle-pieces, and a sheet-metal basemounted upon said horizontal angle-pieces, all arranged to provide astationary tub-body of the conventional type, the said tub-body beingprovided with a waste-water outlet, and a water-tap terminating in saidtub-body, said outlet and said tap being adapted to be attached to theof said tub-body a heat-retaining chamber, and a heat-generating devicelocated directly Within said chamber,

In testimony that I claim the invention 5 set forth above I havehereunto set my hand this 15th day of May, 1912.

HENRY SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. F RAENTZEL, FREDK. H. W. FRAENTZEL.

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